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Plans could transform old Saginaw fairgrounds into park

Published on June 6, 2016
Saginaw Plans could transform the blighted former fairgrounds in Saginaw into a park.
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Mid-Michigan Program for Greater Sustainability | Land Policy

The Planning & Zoning Center provided facilitation support for two charrettes that occurred in the Michigan Avenue/Grand River Avenue Corridor project to create a unified vision and design elements to spur implementation.
Discovering similarities between South Korean tourism and Michigan tourism

Published on August 3, 2015
Two locations develop their “glamping” industry by merging camping with glamour.
The new work environment

Published on September 30, 2014
Effectively managing distance staff.
Community, Food & Environment Program and Topic Listing

Published on May 1, 2019
A clickable listing of MSU Extension topics and programs within CFEI that you can submit along with articles, events, publications to affiliate them to the appropriate sections of the MSU Extension website.
Urban Collaborators | Urban Collaborators

We promote healthy and sustainable communities within our core cities through applied, practical and people-centered scholarship and engagement.
Rosewood Beach, Lake Michigan: From industrial to natural to asset

Published on August 3, 2015
An industrial looking park is transformed into a nature friendly beach enhancing the west shore of Lake Michigan.
MSU receives $417K NSF grant to study impacts of social network interventions on engineering project outcomes

Published on November 12, 2018
In August, the MSU Construction Management Program in the SPDC was selected by the National Science Foundation to conduct research on “Understanding Impacts of Social Network Interventions on Engineering Project Outcomes.”
New resource on form-based codes is a practical guide for all communities

Published on January 13, 2014
Municipalities with a small or non-existent planning staff will find this form-based code resource helpful for learning the basics and getting a handle on how to request assistance from planning consultants.
The Construction Management Program

Published on August 1, 2012
The Construction Management Program resides in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources within the School of Planning, Design and Construction.
Every important task gets a team!

Published on September 23, 2014
Teamwork can lead to a better design process, a more enjoyable working environment and ultimately a better final result.
A Changing Political Environment | Michigan at a Crossroads
Online Health Impact Assessment Toolkit will assist in community planning

Published on May 21, 2014
The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (TCRPC), the Ingham County Health Department and the Michigan State University (MSU) School of Planning, Design and Construction are pleased to announce a new online mapping and analysis tool.
Online Health Impact Assessment Toolkit will assist in community planning

Published on June 5, 2014
The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (TCRPC), the Ingham County Health Department and the Michigan State University (MSU) School of Planning, Design and Construction are pleased to announce a new, free online mapping and analysis tool.
Innovation Seminar on Smart Buildings comes to MSU October 25

Published on October 9, 2017
The SPDC and the College of Engineering are hosting the 2017 Innovation Seminar on Smart Buildings at MSU Oct. 25, 2017, at the MSU Union in East Lansing.
2014 LPI Year in Review

Published on December 17, 2014
This year, the Institute’s contribution to research and outreach efforts have ranged widely to include such topics as placemaking, regionalism, economic development, corridor improvement and improving water quality in the Great Lakes, among others.
Importing food damages domestic environment

Published on May 7, 2018
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Applied research for a healthy environment

Published on May 14, 2018
The love of the natural world drew Geoff Rhodes to MSU to study bio-chemistry as an undergraduate student in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He's now in the 2nd of his 5-year master’s & doctoral program in environmental toxicology.